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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 27, 2024 9:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size New details have been released in the Manitoba human trafficking case that saw an Indian family freeze to death in 2022 while trying to cross into the U.S. on …
Read More »2 more belugas dead at Marineland, bringing total whale deaths to 17 since 2019
Two more beluga whales have died at Marineland, bringing the total number of whale deaths since 2019 to 17. Ontario’s Animal Welfare Services has been investigating the Niagara Falls tourist attraction since 2020. “The ministry has been made aware that two beluga whales at Marineland have passed away this March,” …
Read More »Ontario to do away with mandatory coroner’s inquests on construction site deaths
TORONTO — Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey says the province intends to do away with mandatory coroner’s inquests for workers who died on constructions sites. In its place, the province will conduct an annual review of construction site deaths in an effort to alleviate pressure on overloaded coroners. The changes …
Read More »‘It’s grim:’ Community devastated by shooting deaths in Sault Ste. Marie
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Neighbours are expressing devastation at shootings that left five people, including three children, dead in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie. Police have described the Monday night shootings, that also left the shooter dead, as a tragic case of intimate partner violence. Aarika …
Read More »Ontario drug, alcohol overdose deaths almost doubled during pandemic, researchers say
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2023 6:28 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — A new report says the number of accidental drug and alcohol deaths almost doubled in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ontario Drug Policy Research Network and Public Health …
Read More »OPP report 6 deaths, more than 10K charges over long weekend
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Provincial police say they responded to a number of fatal incidents over the long weekend while more than 10,000 traffic/marine-related charges were laid. Ontario Provincial Police said three people were killed in separate road crashes. Two of those killed were motorcyclists. Two …
Read More »New Zealand authorities investigating deaths that may be linked to Ontario man
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 31, 2023 7:11 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Authorities in New Zealand say they are investigating deaths that may be linked to an Ontario man accused of sending a lethal substance to those at risk of self harm. The …
Read More »U.K. police investigate 88 deaths linked to Canadian websites selling sodium nitrite
British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from Canada-based websites allegedly offering lethal substances to people at risk of self harm. The probe is part of international inquiries sparked by the arrest in Canada earlier this year of Kenneth …
Read More »Inquest to be held into 2017 deaths of couple shot in Ontario hospital
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2023 6:08 am Updated August 10, 2023 9:09 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A date has been set for an inquest into the 2017 deaths of a married couple following shootings in a southern Ontario hospital. During the …
Read More »‘A funeral every week’: Drug deaths prompt protest on Siksika First Nation
A group of mostly mothers and grandmothers marched down a street in Gleichen, Alta., on Friday to raise awareness about the drug crisis on the Siksika First Nation. Each had their own story to tell about how drug use has impacted them. Pamela Edwards described her son Seth as smart, …
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